Apartments and such.

Well, after using our whole weekend up on searching for the perfect apartment ... or just an average apartment, we have decided that the best thing for us right now is to go month to month in our current apartment. Today was the deadline for that decision, and we both feel good about it. It's not what we thought we wanted, but I think it's a relief. Now we can decide what to do when we're ready. It's actually nice to not be in a real lease anymore. We paid our final 1-year lease rent today. 

Apartment Hunting

Well, we spent basically all weekend looking for a new apartment. It's funny. We really don't like ours all that much, but compared to what we've seen in the last couple days, ours looks great. We may end up having to go month-to-month in our current place while we seek out our dream apartment. It just seems like this apartment hunting thing should get easier over time. I think it just keeps getting harder.

What I want in an apartment. (100th blog post!)

I've been looking for apartments online probably since 5 months after we moved into our current one. I am so unimpressed with all the apartment complex apartments around here. If we have to live in another complex, I'd be happier with a townhouse. We're both sick of living on the 3rd floor, although it's the quietest, bringing groceries up here is miserable. There's an elevator in our building, only one, and it's on the complete opposite side of the building and works only half of the time, so getting in it is quite a risk.

So, I wanted to list out what I want, and I'm sure Ryan wants in our new apartment, which really needs to be found within the next 30-40 days. We give our complex our 30 day notice in 25 days.

What we need:

We can get by with a 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. It has to allow pets and have central heat and air. We have had the smallest kitchen ever for the last 10-11 months so I will have to say that a kitchen that we feel comfortable cooking in is a requirement. 

What we want:

We would love to have something with more character than the ever so popular 90's built complexes with dark oak kitchens and beige carpeting. It would be nice to find an older updated place with wood flooring and a fireplace that works. Maybe a half-double with an upstairs. We also want to have a deck or patio so that we can have a grill. A fenced-in yard for Daisy would be great. New appliances, 2 bathrooms, and lots of natural light are among the other things that would make us happy. It also has to be in our price range. Is that so much to ask for? :)

Hope to find it soon.